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Toddler Recipes
Broccoli Pasta with Cashews cream
A friend of mine asked me if I liked the “Alfredo” sauce (aka butter + heavy cream + cheese + garlic sauce) and I replied with a smile that I never tried or made it, even if I’m Italian and even if I’ve been living in the States for more ...
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Oat Vegetable Tots
Tots, patties, balls, croquettes...are my favorite way to sneak in vegetables in my kids diet without them even noticing it. I'm not a fan of hiding vegetables and fruit in the recipes, I think that the more the kids are conscious of what they are eating, the less picky they ...
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Chocolate Energy Bites
When your kid needs an healthy boost of energy, these Chocolate Bites are a wonderful idea! No bake, no refined sugars, no gluten....loaded with more than 10 healthy and nutritious ingredients, without mentioning the lovely chocolate taste! It's a win-win situation: kids love them + moms love them. The procedure is ...
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Polenta and Almond Cake – gluten free
Polenta is a traditional Northern Italian dish: a creamy warm porridge made with coarsely ground cornmeal, made from yellow corn. Polenta is a side dish that is usually served next to a meat stew (spezzatino). In Northern Italy we like Polenta so much that we use it to bake cakes too ...
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Family Recipes
Lentil Broccoli Soup Recipe +10M
Nourishing and comforting, that's why I like this soup 🙂 High iron, protein and fiber content. It's one of my kids favorite so far. Little one like it very creamy (the immersion blender does its part) and big one more chunky. I like it either ways 🙂 The soup is ...
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Calzone pizza with basil pesto, cherry tomatoes and provolone cheese recipe
A “calzone” is a particular kind of pizza that has been folded and has a nice “C” shape, like a croissant. It can be filled, like any pizza, with anything that you like. Today I decided to choose a kids’ friendly mediterranean summery option. Small calzoni with fresh pesto, ...
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Pasta salad with tuna and fresh herbs
When summer arrives, pasta salads are always a big hit in my family. Easy, tasty and cold. Prime quality Italian tuna in Extra Virgin oil of olive + fresh herbs from my garden will do the magic. Sicilian capers + homemade sun-dried tomatoes + Italian sweet black olives will complete ...
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Couscous salad in a jar – picnic recipe
It's picnic time!! sandwiches, cupcakes, wraps...and what about a couscous salad in a jar? you will just need to open the lid and scoop out the salad. You can even attach a fork&spoon to the jar with a ribbon or an elastic to create ready-to-eat portions. The couscous is ...
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Baby Led Weaning Ideas
Spinach Almond Waffles – Gluten and Grain Free +6M
Breakfast. One of the most important meal of the day from a nutritional point of view. Our kids need an healthy boost of energy to start their day full of activities and fun. Coming from an Italian background I like sweet flavors at breakfast, that's how I was raised. Every ...
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Berry Frozen Yogurt Bark
Even food follows the fashion. From season to season there are trendy recipes that you see almost everywhere on social media 🙂 This summer the frozen bark is one of them. A super simple recipe that is a perfect and refreshing summer treat for the kids and for the whole ...
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Chickpea Pancakes recipe – dairy and gluten free
Savory pancakes made with chickpeas…creamy, tasty and simply yummy!!! I use chickpeas a lot in my recipes: hummus, farinata, salads…and even pancakes! I made the recipe dairy free simply substituting regular milk with almond milk, but you can use the milk of your choice. As I didn’t use lactose milk, ...
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